Lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has said he would not comment on the decision of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola, to end the criminal defamation and cybercrimes cases against him.
The Nigerian police instituted the charges against Mr Farotimi at Mr Babalola’s instance last year.
Mr Babalola had said he succumbed to the pleas to have the cases withdrawn following the intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Adeye Ogunwusi and some other traditional rulers pleading with the legal luminary to withdraw the cases.
Mr Farotimi, 57, was not present at the meeting at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, on Sunday, where Mr Babalola granted him unconditional forgiveness.
However, ever since the news of the forgiveness came to the fore on Monday, Mr Farotimi, usually outspoken, has kept mute and has not talked about it on his social media handles or YouTube page, where he had provided updates about the case with Mr Babalola.
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